Ingestre Arts provides high quality residential arts education courses for a wide range of groups including primary and secondary schools, academies, specialist arts colleges, youth and adult groups.
Dance
Dance
What is it?
Dancing is a form of art that involves the movement of the body, generally in response to or in time with music. It is utilised for many purposes, including exercise, emotional expression, storytelling and exercise, and can be found all over the world in a huge variety of forms.
What does it involve?
The practice of dance basically involves the movement of the body to music. The specifics can very greatly, as you can dance without music, individually or as part of a group, and to many different styles of music, but the basic form of bodily movement stays the same throughout.
Why do it and what are the benefits?
Dancing is a really great activity for developing both mental and physical attributes - it's a really fun way of exercising, and improves general physicality and balance, while helping boost confidence and creativity in other areas of life.
What equipment do we need?
The only thing you should need for dance is some appropirate clothing and music! Some disciplines such as ballet may require some more specialist attire, but beginners will generally be provided for by the tutor.
Who is it suitable for?
Dance can be suitable for all ages! Even difficult dancing can be taught to extremely young children, and it's beneficial to everyone regardless of age.
Costs?
Although dancing is free in theory, to hire a tutor will cost you some money! Every individual will have their own price list, so make sure to research costs in regards to different dances before booking.
Issues/Things to think about? (unsuitable for age groups, medical conditions etc)
Not everyone will enjoy dancing or have a natural rhythm, so make sure the activity is fun in other ways for those with less of an aptitude for it! Some students may dislike the spotlight, so learning a group dance could be a fun way of including those who are a little shy.
How do we include?
Dance is not a fixed idea, and can be interpreted however you want! People of all abilties can dance, even those who are bound to a wheelchair - you can learn to incorparate all conditions into dancing if you have desire to.
Doing it abroad?
Foreign countries will all have their own tradtional dancing styles and music which could be great fun to try out! See if there are any taster sessions you can take your students to, but make sure to do your reseach before you go!
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Check out individual wesbites for more information on specific dancing acitivites.
Venues with this Activity
Condover Hall is a prestigious Elizabethan residential activity centre, hosting teambuilding and non-stop educational activity ideal for school children, sports groups, summer camps and corporate team building events and conferences alike.
We are specialists in providing outdoor activities for children on either school residential trips, youth group residentials, kids summer camps, junior and adult netball tournaments and family adventure holidays.
English National Opera is one of the world’s most innovative and accessible opera companies with an international reputation for distinctive, contemporary and highly theatrical productions.
Winning Tours is one of the leading worldwide sports tour operators in the UK. Our friendly and knowledgeable team specialise in tailor-making netball, hockey, football, cricket, rugby, rowing, tennis, swimming, dance and theatre, lawn bowls, educational, scouts and UK Inbound tours for schools.
FHT Travel Ltd provides a knowledgeable and professional student group travel services, with bespoke visits based on each institute’s subject specialism needs and offering great value for money. Whilst away, a full and varied programme can be arranged, giving students the ideal opportunity to enhance their studies away from the institute.
ABTA and ATOL Bonded
European Study Tours is part of the Education Division of Holidaybreak, the education and activity travel group, alongside PGL and NST. We have 30 years' experience in operating student tours and conferences in Europe and worldwide. We have dedicated teams who deal with Tailor-made tours and Conferences.
Through our five centres, you can experience high quality arts and outdoor education, which has the potential to raise achievement, whilst broadening patricpants' horizons and enhancing aspects of the National Curriculum. Our experienced and qualified teachers can help you organise a progressive programme of residential or day course activities to meet your desired aims and objectives.
Exportise teaches a variety of sports to children of all levels using the latest coaching techniques. Our resident coaches and representatives are there to make sure that every child goes home with a sense of achievement, fun memories, a group of new friends and the desire to return. We aim to provide a friendly, personal service throughout your holiday.
Set in Melton Mowbray Leicestershire, Waterfield Leisure Centre offers the local community a place to engage in the latest fitness activities with their experienced range of Fitness Motivators and Personal Trainers.
Evesham’s leading venue for live entertainment, offering a diverse programme of events from dance to drama, concerts from rock to classical, comedy, pantomimes, musical theatre, workshops and so much more.
The only surviving Regency playhouse in Britain
Theatre Royal is one of Britain's most significant theatre buildings and the only surviving Regency playhouse in the country.
The recently restored Grade I listed theatre offers you an authentic 19th century theatre-going experience, combined with contemporary bar and restaurant for the 21st century theatre-goer.
The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden is the UK's premier operatic venue. Each year the Royal Opera Company produces new productions sung by the biggest stars on the planet. While the Royal Ballet, featuring some of the greatest dancers around, including many guest artists, performs a vast repertoire of both classic and modern pieces.
The centre has a leisure pool which features a 40m slide and a 25m fitness pool. Plus squash and badmington courts and 5-a-side footy courts.
The iconic north London venue offers everything you need for an extraordinary event or great day out with the benefit of some of the best panoramic views of London.
The complex contains a state of the art gym, dance studios, spin room, 6 court sports hall, squash courts, swimming pool, function room, bar and cinema. Parking is available in the Leisure Centre Car parks at the front and rear of the building. And FREE parking is available in the Weston Favell Shopping Centre for up to 4 hours.
Set on the High Street in Acton, close to Acton Central station, Everyone Active Acton Centre is a brand new facility that boasts a 100 station gym featuring the very latest in both cardio and strength equipment.
Facilities include: a state of the art gym, dance studio, main pool, teaching/toddler pool, turkish hot rooms, sauna, steam room and table tennis.
Set in the town of Wallington in Surrey, The Phoenix Centre provides a vital service to the local community. Not only does this leisure centre offer a gym, sports hall, dance studio and group exercise programme but it also houses the community hall, meeting room, crèche, café and soft play area.
Festival Hall Leisure Centre can be found in the heart of Kirkby-in-Ashfield town centre. This Nottinghamshire leisure centre offers a gym, group exercise studio, sports hall and squash courts.
In the gym the experience fitness motivators help our members to achieve their goals whilst the group exercise programme, which is varied, has new classes to increase the challenge.
Set in Northolt, Middlesex, Northolt Leisure Centre offers an extensive range of activities and facilities to the local community.
There are two swimming pools, a large gym, two dance studios, a community hall, two treatment rooms, a library, café and meeting rooms.
Harrow Leisure Centre is a large facility that provides an extensive range of activities to the local community.
It offers a gym, two swimming pools, a large sports hall, multi-purpose halls, squash courts, dance studios, table tennis centre, crèche and café.
Wales Millennium Centre is Wales’ national home for the performing arts in Cardiff Bay. One of the UK’s top cultural attractions and home to eight resident partners, this Welsh landmark stages musicals, opera, ballet, circus and contemporary dance alongside the UK’s largest programme of free performances.
Bath Pavilion is a stunning sandstone building that was first opened on 17 September 1910 as The County Skating Rink, when a roller skating craze was sweeping the nation.
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